Revit
Revit - Using Sub-Element Edited floors to model site objects
By Dennis Collin
For some time, Revit has had several methods of creating sloping slabs. Two of which are with sketc...
Revit Architecture 2020 - Adding a Dormer 1
By Martin Phelps
A question often asked during a training course is “Can Dormers be created in Revit?” Although not n...
Revit MEP - Creating Pipe Sockets
By James Philip
To create a pipe that connects with a socket into another pipe will connect with a tee if the default...
Revit 2020 - Customise a Continuous Rail Extension
By James Philip
To select the top rail, first position the cursor on the rail then use the tab key to cycle though un...
Revit 2020 - Define a Continuous Rail Extension
By James Philip
You can define a rail extension for a handrail or top rail.
Modify an extension
To Select the top rai...
Revit 2020 - Multi-Category Schedules
By James Philip
I was asked on a Training course whether it was possible to schedule a number of different category i...
Revit 2020 - Create a Tapered Blend Form
By John Flanagan
Introduction
The Blend tool blends 2 profiles (boundaries) together. For example, if you sketch a s...
Revit Repeating Detail Components - Part 4
By Dennis Collin
Part Three can be found by clicking on the respective links.
Previously on repeating details in Revi...
Revit MEP 2020 - Overcoming problems when using eccentric Transition
By James Philip
When working in Revit MEP the transition from one duct size to another is created automatically.
How...
Revit 2020 - Show camera in 3D View error
By James Philip
If you create a 3D Camera view and then change the view discipline. (See Figs 1 & 2)
Then when you ...
Revit 2020 - Converting a Door to a Curtain Wall Door
By James Philip
The range of doors in the curtain panel section is very limited, so it would be useful to be able to ...
Revit 2020 – Improved Family Management Tool – Transfer Single
By Dennis Collin
A few months ago I blogged about a useful utility that made the management of families within Revit...
Revit - Easy way of aligning objects to a target object
By Dennis Collin
Revit has so many ways of achieving the same task, but this method is often missed by many users. Wh...
Using Dynamo to Schedule Coordinates in Revit
By Dennis Collin
I find it strange that Revit being a database driven program still doesn’t expose such parameters as...
Revit Architecture 2020 - Adding a Dormer 2
By Martin Phelps
Following the previous blogs relating to “Dormers”, there is another type of “Dormer” that can be co...
Revit Architecture 2020 - Editing the “Dormer” cut
By Martin Phelps
Once the “Dormer Cut” has been created in the main roof, should the dormer roof require a change of ...
Revit 2020 - PDF Import
By Justin Doughty
Revit 2020 introduced the ability to import and use PDF files. The guide below goes through some o...
Revit - Creating Component Stairs
By Garry Stockton
As with other Autodesk Revit elements, stairs are intelligent parametric elements. With just a few ...
Revit - Link a PDF
By John Flanagan
Introduction
Revit 2020 introduced the ability to link a PDF inside Revit. You will find the tool o...
Revit 2020 - Adding a Custom Hatch Pattern
By James Philip
Revit accepts the same format Hatch pattern as AutoCAD, which is the *.pat file extension which is ed...
Preventing undesired changes to objects in Revit
By Dennis Collin
Revit is an excellent piece of software that ensures consistency of data throughout a project. Howev...
Revit - Controlling Views
By Martin Phelps
Not new to Revit, but often overlooked, during the creation and editing of a project it’s very easy ...
Revit Repeating Detail Components - Part 3
By Dennis Collin
In previous blogs discussing this topic, I was discussing the usage of the Revit repeating detail sy...
Revit - About Curtain Wall Panels
By Garry Stockton
The default panel for a curtain wall is typically a glazed panel. As you create the curtain grid an...
Revit - Tag and Schedule Elevation Parameters for MEP Elements
By Garry Stockton
In the new Revit 2020 there is new feature which allows you to schedule the Elevation Parameters. T...
Revit Structure 2020 – Add an Opening to a Structural Framing Component
By John Flanagan
Introduction
During a recent training course, a delegate asked me how to create an opening in a str...
Revit - Repeating Detail Components – Part 1
By Dennis Collin
Repeating details have been in Revit for many years, but I find many users are still unaware of thei...
Revit 2020 - Server
By Justin Doughty
When setting up a server for use with Revit, you may not always have access to the Revit software ...
Revit - Using Equations to Modify Wall Lengths
By Martin Phelps
Walls can be drawn by simply picking points in the floor plan of the project. Once drawn the wall ca...
Revit 2020 - Blank Schedule
By Justin Doughty
There may be an instance in Revit where you need a blank Schedule. This might not be seen as “best...